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United States Patent | 5,136,830 |
Langdon | August 11, 1992 |
A rotary lawn mower adapted to be moved over a surface to mow vegetation; said lawn mower includes a mower deck, a motor, rotary cutting means and a lift handle assembly; said mower deck including a top portion adapted to support said motor and downwardly extending edge portions; said motor being affixed to the central portion of said mower deck and coupled to drive said rotary cutter means positioned underneath said mower deck and substantially parallel to said surface, said lift handle assembly, being selectively positioned on at least opposed sides of said motor means and adapted to be attached to said mower deck thus permitting a user of said mower to selectively grasp said lift handle assembly to move said rotary mower from one location to another.
Inventors: | Langdon; Christopher D. (Box 904, Tryon, NC 28782) |
Appl. No.: | 666573 |
Filed: | March 8, 1991 |
Current U.S. Class: | 56/320.1; 56/DIG.9; 56/DIG.18; 294/26 |
Intern'l Class: | A01D 075/20 |
Field of Search: | 56/16.7,320.1,320.2,DIG. 9,DIG. 18,DIG. 20,DIG. 24 294/15,26 |
2963842 | Dec., 1960 | Estes | 56/320. |
3564823 | Feb., 1971 | Rhoads | 56/16. |
4098442 | Jul., 1978 | Moore | 294/26. |
4152884 | May., 1979 | Gardrud et al. | 56/320. |
4178977 | Dec., 1979 | Sur et al. | 56/320. |
4265079 | May., 1981 | Hoffmann | 56/202. |
4463977 | Aug., 1984 | Wyatt | 294/26. |
4482181 | Nov., 1984 | Shepherd | 294/26. |
4630838 | Dec., 1986 | Stockton | 280/47. |
4637203 | Jan., 1987 | Fedeli | 56/320. |
4702063 | Oct., 1987 | Satoh et al. | 56/202. |
4953904 | Sep., 1990 | Danboise | 294/15. |
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2063635 | Jun., 1981 | GB | 56/DIG. |